Hunter, William C. (William Columbus), 1882-1973

William Columbus Hunter was born on a farm in Edgar County, Illinois on April 5 1882. He pursued a degree in history at the University of Illinois, but transferred to Princeton University to complete his A.B. in 1905. He received his a M.A. from Harvard in 1911, and returned to Princeton for his Ph D, which he finished in 1923. He taught high school in Winchester and Linton Indiana from 1906-1913, moving on to the collegiate level at Ellsworth College (IA), Geneva College (PA), Muskingum College (OH) until 1923, when he joined North Dakota Agricultural College as the Chairman of the Social Science Department at NDSU. In 1949 he also served as Acting Dean of the School of Applied Arts and Sciences. He was a professor and administrator at NDSU for 29 years before retiring in 1952, as Professor Emeritus of History. Along with teaching history and political science, Hunter was involved in many different student affairs; including advising Blue Key National Honor Society, Phi Kappa Phi, and Sigma Chi. In addition he was a member of the American Association of University Professors, the American Historical Society, and the National Education Association. On the local level, he was involved with the Fargo Rotary and the Red River Valley Historical Society. After his retirement, he was appointed Archivist for the Institute for Regional Studies in 1953 Hunter published "Presbyterianism in North Dakota" in 1959, a booklet for Presbyterian synods in North Dakota, and Beacon across the Prairie in 1961 which told the history of NDAC as a land grant college and its journey to becoming NDSU. He died in Bethany homes in 1973 at the age of 91.

From the description of William C. Hunter papers, 1905-1961. (North Dakota State University Library). WorldCat record id: 692197176

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